ccleaner question

Discussion in 'Software' started by sosaman, Jun 20, 2008.

  1. sosaman

    sosaman Sergeant Major

    ok, i never really thought about it, and just now noticed something. i'm wondering if someone could explain, and/or enlighten me. i've always notice ccleaner "uninstall" to be similar to add/remove programs (at least what was listed). however, i just noticed on my main comp that ccleaner has alot more progams listed, than add/remove programs.

    newcopy_cda
    readme
    scannercopy
    scan

    this is only a few that were listed (check both screenshots), there are others. any ideas?? could it be that i have an older version of ccleaner? thx, sos

    ps, i'm out for the night, so i'll check in the am. - sos
     

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    sosaman, Jun 20, 2008
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  2. GM1

    GM1 Private E-2

    I don't think this has anything to do with your version of CCleaner. Many months ago I recall reading a thread (I think on CCleaner's forum) about this and the bottom line was CCleaner's Uninstall Tool offers more detail than Windows Add/Remove Programs.
    I couldn't find the above-mentioned thread, but this more recent one provides a little more information.
    http://forum.piriform.com/index.php?showtopic=15804&hl=uninstall+tool
     
    GM1, Jun 21, 2008
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  3. sosaman

    sosaman Sergeant Major

    thx, that explained alot (or what i needed). rolleyes - sos
     
    sosaman, Jun 21, 2008
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  4. DavidGP

    DavidGP MajorGeeks Forum Administrator - Grand Pooh-Bah Staff Member

    Hi sosaman

    IIRC, the CCLeaner uninstaller list shows all of what is listed in the registrys uninstaller hive, as some applications do install a few applications under the same installer, whereas the Windows one just shows the main uninstaller.

    It used to show 4 various uninstallers which where linked to my old HP printer, but Window uninstall showed only the main one, so personally I would only use the Windows uninstaller first as with going the CCleaner route you could possibly only uninstall part of an application!?
     
    DavidGP, Jun 21, 2008
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  5. sosaman

    sosaman Sergeant Major

    thx halo, it's no biggie. i always use the windows uninstaller, i was just curious why there was a difference. - sos
     
    sosaman, Jun 21, 2008
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